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Protocol for a Prospective Observational Study of Revision Palatoplasty Versus Pharyngoplasty for Treatment of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Following Cleft Palate Repair. [PDF]

open access: yesCleft Palate Craniofac J
Sitzman TJ   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Management of noncleft velopharyngeal insufficiency

Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery, 2021
Purpose of review Velopharyngeal insufficiency in the absence of an overt cleft-palate is a less common and often missed cause of a resonance disorder. The purpose of this manuscript is to provide the reader with an overview of the clinical assessment. Highlight the need for multidisciplinary involvement. Discuss the process of
Niall David, Jefferson   +1 more
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Publishing trends in velopharyngeal insufficiency

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2020
This study seeks to describe publishing trends for VPI over a 33-year span with regard to treating specialty, methods of assessment, related diagnoses, and methods of treatment for each specialty.A PubMed search was performed on "velopharyngeal insufficiency" using medical subject headings terms from 1985 to 2017.
Charles, Poff   +5 more
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Velopharyngeal insufficiency in neurofibromatosis

International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 1981
This report describes 7 patients with hypernasal speech associated with neurofibromatosis. Multi-view videofluoroscopic and nasopharyngoscopic examinations of the velopharyngeal sphincter showed a variety of velopharyngeal valving failures amongst the 7 patients.
M A, Pollack, R J, Shprintzen
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Evaluation of Velopharyngeal Insufficiency

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 1989
To summarize briefly, in our opinion, the combined use of end-viewing flexible fiber optic nasopharyngoscopy and multiview videofluoroscopy (which must include lateral and frontal views) and a behavioral assessment of the patient's speech provides the examiner with all of the information necessary to select the appropriate treatment for VPI.
R J, Shprintzen, K J, Golding-Kushner
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